news
World news
America
With the support of the senator's sons: California recommended the release of Robert Kennedy's killer
After 53 years in prison, and 15 denied applications, the country's parole board recommended the early release of Robert Kennedy, the Palestinian Sirhan Sirhan.
Kennedy's children expressed support for his release: "We see him as a compassionate person."
After a legal examination, the final decision will go to the Governor of California
Tags
United States
Release of prisoners
Robert Kennedy
News agencies
Saturday, 28 August 2021, 05:02
Share on Facebook
Share on WhatsApp
Share on general
Share on general
Share on Twitter
Share on Email
0 comments
The California Parole Board last night (Saturday) recommended the early release of Sen. Robert Kennedy's killer, after 53 years in prison.
The killer's request, Sirhan Sirhan, will be examined in the coming months by the legal team of the parole board, after which the decision will be handed over to California Gov. Gwyn Newsam.
Only if all of these support the recommendation will Sirhan be released.
The recommendation came after Kennedy's two sons announced they supported his release.
Douglas Kennedy, who was a baby at the time of his father's murder, said Sirhan's remorse moved him to tears.
He added that "I am overwhelmed by the ability to see Mr. Sirhan face to face. I have lived my life when I am afraid of him, and even of his name. I am happy to see him today as a person worthy of compassion and love."
Sirhan, who is serving a prison sentence in a San Diego prison, has previously filed 15 requests for early release, but all have been denied.
Sirhan's lawyer, Angela Barry, said she was asking the commission to base its decisions on the person Sirhan is today, not on who he was in the past.
More on Walla!
Attacked in his cell: Robert Kennedy's killer was stabbed by a prison inmate
To the full article
More on Walla!
Bennett invited Biden to visit Israel: "Iranian issue cannot be postponed"
"It should not have ended like this": The United States wonders what the war in Afghanistan was worth
USA: Hurricane "Henry" causes damage on East Coast, 22 people killed in floods in Tennessee
How to avoid unsuccessful or recurrent hair transplantation?
Sirhan at the Parole Board, tonight (Photo: AP,.)
Sirhan, 77, a member of a Christian-Palestinian family from Jerusalem, assassinated Sen. Kennedy on June 5, 1968, the brother of US President John F. Kennedy, who was also assassinated.
During his interrogation, he admitted that he murdered the senator, who was a US presidential candidate at the time of the assassination, because he felt betrayed due to Kennedy's support for Israel during the Six Day War, although he later claimed he acted unconsciously, "perhaps as a result of hypnotic brainwashing."
Share on Facebook
Share on WhatsApp
Share on general
Share on general
Share on Twitter
Share on Email
0 comments
